Question

The officials soon realized that, _________, things would get worse.

A．unless dealt with it properly	B．if not properly dealing with
C．unless properly dealt with	D．if dealt not properly with

Answer 1

C

考查状语从句的省略。句意：官员们很快意识到事情除非被适当的处理，否则的话事情会变得更糟。此题选C，unless 后省略了they are。